Pat
The Story of Pat
As a girl name
Pat first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1897, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1941, when 1,900 Pats were born — ranking #134 that year. As of 2026, Pat ranks #11,509 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 40K Pats have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Pat first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1880, with 12 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1960, when 999 Pats were born — ranking #253 that year. As of 2026, Pat ranks #12,106 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 27K Pats have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Pat
Pat is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1897 and has accumulated 40K births in the dataset. Pat's peak popularity came in 1941 when it ranked #134. Use the chart and map above to compare Pat's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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